Detailed gene information

Genes [306]




CUL4
CULLIN 4
TAIR: AT5G46210
UNIPROT: Q8LGH4
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Publications

Bernhardt A et al., 2006, Plant J.
Chen H et al., 2010, Plant Cell
Pazhouhandeh M et al., 2011, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

Appears in the following schemes

Time-course regulation of photoperiodic pathway
General processes & autonomous pathway

Protein function

Encodes a component of the E3 ubiquitin ligase complex.

Phenotype

Remarks:
cul4 single mutant has increased FLC and FT expression levels. [Pazhouhandeh et al., 2011]

Single mutant:
cul4 single mutant is early flowering under SD conditions only. [Chen et al., 2010]

Remarks:
CUL4 interacts with COP1 and SPA1, but also MSI4 and DDB1. Together, they interact with the PRC2 complex to repress FLC and FT expression. [Chen et al., 2010][Pazhouhandeh et al., 2011]

Function:
Component of the CUL4-RBX1-CDD (COP10-DDB1a-DET1) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex which mediates the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. Participates in the CDD complex to light-mediated control of development. May repress photomorphogenesis through enhancing COP1 E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity. Acts together with the CUL4-DDB1-COP1-SPA E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes in the repression of photomorphogenesis and flowering time. Component ot the CUL4-RBX1-DDB1-PRL1 E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex which mediates ubiquitination and subsequent degradation of AKIN10. Component of the CUL4-RBX1-DDB1-DWA1/DWA2 E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex that acts as negative regulator in abscisic acid (ABA) signaling and may target ABI5 for degradation. [Data from UniProt]

Regulators, targets and interactors

Downstream actors

causality
FLC, AGL25, FLF -- [Pazhouhandeh et al., 2011] -- [View TAIR record]

FT -- [Pazhouhandeh et al., 2011] -- [View TAIR record]



Upstream actors


Protein-protein interactions

SPA4 -- [Zhu et al., 2015][Chen et al., 2010] -- [View TAIR record]

COP1 -- [Zhu et al., 2015][Chen et al., 2010] -- [View TAIR record]

SPA1 -- [Zhu et al., 2015][Chen et al., 2010] -- [View TAIR record]

SPA3 -- [Zhu et al., 2015][Chen et al., 2010] -- [View TAIR record]


FVE, MSI4 -- [Pazhouhandeh et al., 2011] -- [View TAIR record]

CLF, SDG1 -- [Pazhouhandeh et al., 2011] -- [View TAIR record]



CUL4 interaction network

Downstream and upstream flowering-related genes

Physical interactions with other flowering-related proteins